Miracle and happiness settle in the family with the birth of a child. Loving parents create a special atmosphere around the baby: endless kindness, love, attention, warmth and comfort.
Often, in the conditions of small apartments, they have to equip their bedroom and nursery on the same territory. And even if the area is sufficient to equip a separate nursery, parents prefer to "take" a small child into their room until he grows up to 2.5 - 3 years. Calm and joyful when your beloved child is near. It is believed that the stay of the baby in the parents' room has a beneficial effect on his overall development and emotional state. The idea of combining a nursery and a bedroom in one room is increasingly being used by young parents.
back to index ↑Sequence of implementation of the idea: where to start?
color combination of textiles in the bedroom combined with the nursery
Creating two spaces on the same territory is a creative and interesting task. At the same time, it requires a serious approach, financial and time costs. The issues of the layout of the premises are solved in a comprehensive manner, taking into account the comfort, coziness, functionality and safety of the interior. The desired result must first be seen and written down on paper, and then proceed to its implementation.
planned furniture arrangement
How to start combining a nursery and a bedroom?
- Draw a plan of the room, mark on it the location and size of windows and doors.
- Conditionally divide the room into adult and children's parts. If the room is illuminated by one window, it is necessary that the main part of the natural light falls on the children's area.
- Consider the interior design of the combined bedroom and nursery and space zoning techniques (listed below).
- Decide on a color scheme for decoration.
- Make paper models of beds, other pieces of furniture. By moving them on the plan, choose the most optimal option for placing furniture.
- Find opportunities to use decorative elements that unite the space. A single, whole room looks harmonious, and scattered “flaps” reduce space and sometimes look tasteless.
parent and baby need personal space, so it is not recommended to clutter it up
Furnishing a bedroom combined with a nursery
Parents are one of the first to face the question of increasing the amount of furniture. The child needs a bed, chest of drawers and, if possible, a play area. When choosing furniture, you need to pay attention to:
- functionality;
- compactness;
- impeccable quality;
- visually expanding space color.
practical solution: positioning the baby cot next to the bed
A win-win option is furniture with light-colored facades. The dark color is perceived as heavy spots hiding space. The visibility of space and light is created by popular mirror facades.
Children's and adult beds made in the same style and in the same color look elegant and tasteful. You don’t need to be creative “to the fullest” and experiment with black, dark brown colors. These are not childish colors. Beds of white, light brown, beige colors are quite suitable. It is allowed to play with shades and choose blue, light green or pink for the cradle.
bright colors in the design of the bedroom in the nursery in one room
With critically small areas, it is advisable to use transforming furniture. It performs several functions, freeing up the necessary space. For example, a bed - a closet is removed for the day and frees up space on the floor. The freed up space is suitable for games and activities with the baby. It is better to replace traditional wardrobes with corner structures, beds with built-in mezzanines.
dark furniture contrasts against the light walls and ceiling
The task of optimal use of limited space will be performed by built-in furniture. You can also equip a sleeping place in the form of a podium, and install drawers for storing linen under it. When there are two children in the family, it is rational to purchase a bunk bed for them.
Safety principles are paramount when choosing furniture.
To reduce the risk of injury, you need to purchase furniture with rounded corners, or cover them with overlays. Furniture ends are a problem when the little one starts to crawl, learns to walk. Parents themselves can touch the corners while carrying a child in their arms.
an example of the location of cabinets and wardrobes in a bedroom with a crib
Cabinet doors should not hit the bed when opened, and it is better to remove racks and shelves with figurines, books, flowers altogether away from the baby’s habitat. You need to carefully consider the distance between the twigs of the side walls of the crib so that the baby's head does not get stuck in them. Safety inside the bed will be provided by installed fabric bumpers.
for small bedrooms, you can put a small cradle bed
The most preferred is eco-friendly wood furniture. It is hypoallergenic and ensures that the air does not contain harmful compounds released by plastic. No need to decorate the room with dried flowers and artificial flowers, they are perfect dust collectors. If financial opportunities for the purchase of natural wood are limited, products from certified materials will do.
back to index ↑How to arrange adult and children's beds
nursery and bedroom in one room, decorated in Scandinavian style
The main function of the bedroom is rest and relaxation, and the main attributes of the bedroom are the beds. Traditionally, the double bulky bed of the spouses occupies the central part of the room. There is a place to sleep with a headboard against the wall. Non-standard and interesting is the solution of the diagonal placement of the bed. It is possible if the area of \u200b\u200bthe room allows you to competently and with convenient access arrange the necessary cabinets, chests of drawers, bedside tables. In a narrow room, it is better to place the bed across the room, the bedroom interior will look better and more harmonious.
even in a small bedroom you can find a place for a crib, the main thing is to use the space correctly
The children's bed is smaller, has a standard size of 1.4 x 0.7 meters. There are three most popular options for its location. You can choose a bed whose bottom is set at different levels as the child grows.
- Corner placement. When the child grows up, the playpen can be replaced with a children's sofa, armchair, and an area for games or training can be equipped. Usually the crib is fenced off with a bedside table or chest of drawers.
- Opposite adult bed. Subsequently, this place is perfect for simulating a fireplace, plasma panel or chest of drawers. And while the baby is growing, he will constantly be in the field of view of his parents.
- Next to the parents' bed.The best option for newborns. You can pick up your baby without getting out of bed. And if you remove the front rack of the arena, you get a common bed. Mom will not only hear the sniffing of her child, but also constantly feel his warmth.
dark colors are allowed for design decoration, only when arranging with light ones
There are restrictive rules that must be considered when choosing a place for a crib:
- Do not install a bed for a child in close proximity to a window, door, heating batteries. Overheating and hypothermia are equally harmful for the baby. He may be in a draft imperceptible to an adult. Noise outside the door, slamming can disturb and frighten the child. And the proximity of the window opening is doubly dangerous. Children are inquisitive, there is a risk of a baby falling out of a window, confirmed by sad statistics.
- Potentially dangerous items should not be placed near the bed. sockets and electrical appliances; pictures cannot be hung over it.
- It is better to avoid the presence of carpet products on the walls. They can accumulate dust, which is a powerful allergen.
- In the nursery and bedroom combined in one room, adults will have to put up with the lack of a TV and a computer.
The created space should remain beautiful and at the same time comfortable. For this, effective zoning techniques are used.
back to index ↑Space zoning
in this case, the closet separates the parent area and the nursery
It is necessary to equip the zones taking into account the availability of natural light and the possibility of ventilation. Great if the room has 2 windows. Then it can be divided into zones so that each will have a source of daylight. It is advisable to decorate windows with light tulle, abandoning bulky curtains made of fabric.
Traditional zoning methods are partitions from chipboard, glass blocks or drywall. With temporary zoning, parents often use light screens, curtains, open shelves with books and toys. They are easy to dismantle when the child grows up, and it becomes possible to move him to a separate room.
a plaster partition with curly elements serves as a separator between the bedroom and the nursery
It is absolutely not necessary to arrange partitions. To separate the zones, you can use different wallpapers and flooring. Suitable for children photo wallpaper and wallpapers of rich and bright colors. The adult zone can be decorated in a more relaxed and concise style. The main thing is to correctly combine textures, shades and patterns of finishing materials.
Not only wallpapers are easy to combine. Combinations of different floor coverings are effective. A soft carpet will bring comfort to the nursery, and practical laminate, linoleum, parquet board are perfect for the adult zone. The best and most durable is wooden parquet. In addition to environmental friendliness, it perfectly saves heat.
a low two-stage plasterboard partition functionally divides the space into zones
The modern interior design of the combined bedroom and the nursery will provide interesting and unusual solutions. One of them is a two-level ceiling. Multi-level designs are spectacular and will decorate the interior of the room. For a crib, you can arrange a podium. Or, on the contrary, organize a parent zone on the podium, having issued a nursery on the remaining area.
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Popular for separating zones is the technique of "carriage coupler". It is carried out using MDF sheets, on which a synthetic winterizer, foam rubber and decorative fabric are superimposed.
Children grow up, and sometimes parents have to share a bedroom with a schoolchild. It needs more space. Space can be used vertically by purchasing a loft bed. On the first floor of this design there will be a study place, and on the second floor there will be a bed.
back to index ↑How to decorate a bedroom combined with a nursery
the bedroom and the nursery in the same room are decorated in the same color scheme
Choosing the color of the bedroom, first of all, you need to focus on your tastes and preferences. The main decorative accent of the room are the walls. For their design, it is better to use unobtrusive, soft pastel colors. Pistachio, beige, peach, lavender, blue and light pink tones are preferred. The room is already overloaded with furniture, so bright spots on the walls will make it heavier. But you can diversify the interior with the help of well-chosen paintings, collages, posters and photo wallpapers.
laminate - the best flooring for a bedroom combined with a nursery
To finish the walls and ceiling, you need to choose lighter colors compared to the installed furniture.
When the child is still very small, you can decorate the area near the playpen using the following solutions:
- contrasting panels (wallpaper);
- garlands with a brightness control (if paper - change more often so that dust does not accumulate);
- photographs in decorative frames, collages;
- posters with cartoon characters;
- wall panels;
- inscriptions or three-dimensional letters, a banner with the name of the baby is suitable;
- a delicate canopy over the bed: in addition to an elegant element in the decor, it will protect the child from bright light sources and drafts, it is important that it be with a hole at the top for air ventilation;
- all kinds of slips and stickers on the bed, with their help the arena turns into a sailboat, a carriage or a fairy-tale castle;
- flat art details: sun, cars, dolls, animals, shoes and clothes;
- decorative night light in the form of a toy or a starry sky projector.
the bedroom and the nursery in the same room should be decorated in pastel colors
Creative parents can add their interesting "tricks" and "gadgets" to the list. Children's corner is a special place where the child is comfortable and calm, joyful and interesting. The design should be peaceful and warm. And the more space parents give to their baby, the more opportunities for self-expression they will have.
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The lighting of the room requires a special approach. It is a light flowing light that creates an atmosphere of warmth and comfort in the room. The choice of artificial light sources is huge.
for bedrooms with good natural light, a chandelier and a night light are enough
In large rooms, when installing multi-level ceilings, spotlights are installed. You can use fluorescent bulbs covered with triplex glass. It gently diffuses the light, making it pleasing to the eye. Depending on the size of the room, 2 - 3 tires are used with 5 - 6 spotlights installed. For uniform illumination of the entire area, spotlights are placed with different angles of inclination.
Fans of luxurious chandeliers with multiple light points can not change their taste. The central chandelier is spectacular and decorates any interior, it is good to use it in a set with several lamps. So that the light does not irritate and does not interfere with the sleep of the child, you need to install a brightness control switch.
futuristic design of chandeliers and spotlights in the design of the bedroom and nursery in one room
Near the bed of the parents, a floor lamp or wall sconces is always appropriate. On tables and chests of drawers, lamps matched to the overall interior will be conveniently placed. Sufficient for child care, dim lighting will provide a small nightlight.
Combining two interiors in one, you need to remember not only the integrity of perception, but also practicality and comfort. Heated floors will provide comfortable living, and the use of high-quality, albeit expensive materials will increase their service life. The room will look like new for a long time and delight its owners.
lamps - nightlights above the crib will help in caring for the child at night
The resources spent on creating a bedroom and a nursery in one room will pay off many times over.Time is priceless, days and hours spent by the family in a homely warm atmosphere are precious.
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